Fam. Cupressaceae

Calocedrus rupestris sp.nov. (Paratype)

N.Vietnam, Bac Kan Prov., Na Ri Distr., Liem Thuy Municipality, village Na Bo, around point 21º56'44''N, 106º05'09''E, at elevation 650-700 m a.s.l. Primary broad-leaved evergreen closed wet forest on very steep slopes and cliffs of rocky ridges and mesae composed with white solid marble-like crystalline limestone. Tree 10-20 m tall on rocky top of ridge. Common. Occasional co-dominant of fragments of coniferous forest on tops of ridges.

No HAL 4919 27 May 2004 (Photo, Silica fix.).

Collectors: L.Averyanov, N.T.Hiep, P.V.The, N.T.Vinh.